The Bald Prima Donna (2022)
Performances: Tue 19th – Sat 23rd April 2022, Old Fire Station
Contents
Introduction
The play is set in the suburbs of London in the 1950's. In the words of a band I once heard talking about a riff "if you can follow this you can plat sawdust!!" In the words of the director "Ionesco rejects traditional story structure and instead builds structure upon language, from rhythms and sounds and repetition. Words dominate the characters, either by suffocating them or propelling them inexorably forward."
Cast
- Mr Smith - Owen Chidlaw
- Mrs Smith - Ingrid Miller
- Mr Martin - Andy Barrett
- Mrs Martin - Audrey Lindsay
- Mary, the maid - Anna Rubincam
- The Captain of the Fire Brigade - Bryon Fear
- Radio - Chris Stooke
Crew
- Stage Manager - Kay George
- Set & Lighting Designer - Chaz Doyle
- Operator - Olly Adkin
- Rigging - Sean Thomas
- Set Construction - Mark Ireson, Barry Heselden, Hans Mudlamootoo, Jess Osorio and the cast & crew
- Props - Bryon Fear & Kay George
- Historical Consultant - Lily Ann Green Coleman
- Rehearsal Photography - Jamie Bowman
- Production Photography - Phil Gammon
Thanks
Thank you to Irvin and Catherine Rubincam for their clock recordings, Mark Ireson for letting us invade his lift, Bex Law for facilitating our rehearsal needs, Jess Osorio, Kim Goldsmith, the cast of Iron, the bar staff for keeping us watered and Ionesco's ghost which now inhabits that painting on set
Reviews
Some review quotes go here
Gallery
- Photos by Phil Gammon
Reminiscences and Anecdotes
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See Also
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